Tutorial on ArgoUML prepared by Mei Zhang

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Tutorial on ArgoUMLprepared by Mei Zhang
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Overview

• Basics
• Unified Modeling Language(UML)
• CASE-tools supporting UML
• ArgoUML
• Features
• Samples
• References

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Unified Modeling Language (UML)

• The UML is widely used in object-oriented
  software development.
• One keystone for its success in industry is the
  wealth of CASE tools supporting UML.

http//www.omg.org/technology/documents/formal/uml
.htm
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CASE-tools supporting UML
EssModel Fujaba More ArgoUML More Visual Paradigm Community Edition More Rational Rose
Price 0 0 0 0 4290
Open Source UML tool. X X
Supported Platform(s) Windows Only Java VM Java VM Java VM Windows Only
Reverse Engineering. X X X X X
Forward Engineering/Code generation X X X
Supported UML diagrams Class diagram only. All types. All types. All types. All types.
Print and export class diagrams. X X X X X
Modify or create UML diagrams. X X X X
run-time model critique N/A N/A X N/A N/A
XMI import X N/A X
OCL support N/A N/A X N/A X
UML Modeling Tools http//www.objectsbydesign.com
/tools/umltools_byCompany.html Free UML Tools
http//www.bcs-oops.org.uk/cgi-bin/view/Technical/
FreeUMLTools
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What is ArgoUML?

• ArgoUML is a Java based UML tool that helps you
  do your design using UML. It is able to create
  and save most of the nine standard UML diagrams.
  
• ArgoUML is not only a free UML modeling tool, it
  is also an Open Source Development project where
  you are invited to contribute.

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Where does the name ArgoUML come from?

• According to Greek mythology, the hero Jason
  built a ship called Argo and with his comrades,
  the Argonauts, he left for the quest of the
  golden fleece. Poseidon, god of seas, protected
  and safely guided their journey.

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Who to use?

• The users of ArgoUML are
• software designers architects
• software developers
• business analysts
• systems analysts and other professionals involved
  in the analysis, design and development of
  software applications.

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Features

• Support open standards extensively UML, XMI,
  SVG, OCL and others.
• 100 Platform independent thanks to the exclusive
  use of Java
• Open Source, which allows extending or
  customizing.
• Cognitive features like
• reflection-in-action
• opportunistic design
• comprehension and problem solving

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Features(cont)
Design critics are simple agents that
continuously execute in a background thread of
control. They analyze the design as the designer
is working and suggest possible improvements.

• Cognitive features like
• reflection-in-action
• Design Critics
• Corrective Automations (partially implemented)
• "To Do" List
• User model (partially implemented)
• opportunistic design
• "To Do" List
• Checklists
• Comprehension and Problem Solving
• Explorer Perspectives
• Multiple, Overlapping Views
• Alternative Design Representations Graphs, Text,
  or Table

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Critiquing Systems

• Phases of the ADAIR Process
• Activate
• Detect
• Advise
• Improve
• Record

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Critique
1. Activate
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The To-Do Pane
3. Advise
4. Improve
2. Detect
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Checklist
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How to use

• User Interface
• Class Diagram Specific Tools
• How to install ArgoUML?

http//argouml.tigris.org/documentation/defaulthtm
l/manual/pt02.html
http//argouml.tigris.org/documentation/defaulthtm
l/manual/ch11s03.htmld0e9002
http//argouml.tigris.org/documentation/defaulthtm
l/quick-guide/ch02.html
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Overview of ArgoUMLWindows
ArgoUML's user interface is divided into 4 panels
Top left a hierarchical view of the current
project file.
Top right editor for the selected part of the
project, in this case a class diagram.
Bottom right details of the selected object in
the diagram or the selected "to do" item.
Bottom left the designer's "to do" list.
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Supported Diagrams

• The current developer release of ArgoUML
  implements all the diagram types of the UML 1.3
  standard
• Use Case Diagrams
• Class Diagrams
• Behavior Diagrams
• Statechart Diagrams
• Activity Diagrams
• Interaction Diagrams
• Sequence Diagrams
• Collaboration Diagrams
• Implementation Diagrams
• Component Diagrams
• Deployment Diagrams

Todays Tutorial!
Class Diagrams
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
- Add an attribute in the class Customer.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
Double click the return
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
- Add an attribute in the class Customer.
- Add an method in the class Customer.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
Double click it.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
- Alternative I double click the generalization
icon under the class.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
- Alternative I double click the generalization
icon under the class.
- Alternative II add a new class and use the
generalization line in the tool bar.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
Left click when the mouse is on the icon, then
drag it to the class to be associated, release
the left button in the mouse. The associate is
done now.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
Double click it.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
4. Add a association to the class Customer.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
4. Add a association to the class Customer.
5. Add a constraints to the class Order.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
4. Add a association to the class Customer.
5. Add a constraints to the class Order.
http//argouml.tigris.org/documentation/defaulthtm
l/manual/ch12s07.htmls2.ref.details_constraint_ed
itor
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
1. New a Model.
2. Add a class in the class diagram in the Model.
3. Add a generalization to the class Customer.
4. Add a association to the class Customer.
5. Add a constraints to the class Order.
6. Add a aggregation and composition to the class
Order.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
The Folder-Up icon. Clicking on this icon will bring us to the parent folder of the current folder.
The Home Folder icon. Clicking on this icon will bring us to our home directory.
The New Folder icon. Clicking on this icon will create a new folder called "New Folder" under the current folder. After the folder is created selecting it an clicking in the name allows us to select the name of our choice.
The Folders Presentation Icon.
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The Menu Bar and Toolbars
Save to picture

• Permanently Save
• Save to a file, including .gif, .ps, .svg,
  .eps, .pgn

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Save to picture

• Permanently Save

• Temporarily Save ---- Save to a clipboard.

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XMI XML Metadata Interchange
Using XMI from Rational Rose
Provide XMI to Rational Rose
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References

• Object Management Group(OMG) UML 2.0
• http//www.omg.org/technology/documents/formal/um
  l.htm
• UML Modeling Tools
• http//www.objectsbydesign.com/tools/umltools_byC
  ompany.html
• Free UML Tools
• http//www.bcs-oops.org.uk/cgi-bin/view/Technical
  /FreeUMLTools
• Information on Argo UML, an .open source UML
  modeling tool built in Java
• http//argouml.tigris.org/
• Jason Robbins
• http//www1.ics.uci.edu/jrobbins/
• Poseidon for UML
• http//www.gentleware.com/products/
• ArgoUML Manual

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Acronym
UML Unified Modelling Language
OCL Object Constraint Language
XMI XML Metadata Interchange
GEF UCI Graph Editing Framework
SVG Scalable Vector Graphics
CASE Computer-Aided Software Engineering